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Q&A: How do I Let Regular Users Monitor and Restart a Windows Service?

  I see that you guys have a lot of tools for Windows Services. Maybe you can help me solve this problem. We have an important service and only Admins are allowed to use it. If there’s an issue and the … Continue reading

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Q&A: Can I Group My Applications in AlwaysUp?

  We are a licensed customer of AlwaysUp and its a great help to our services. However one of the things I want to be able to do is “group” services into a logical set. That way you can see which … Continue reading

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Q&A: How Do I Run My Batch File Once A Day With AlwaysUp?

  We have licensed AlwaysUp for each of our production servers and we use that to ensure some custom API programs are always running. We use Windows Task Scheduler to call a number of batch files that upload data once every … Continue reading

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I’m Worried. Will Microsoft Ever Prevent a Windows Service from Creating a User Interface?

  We’ve been deploying AlwaysUp with our products for years. We use it to run as services, many small programs we have developed as simple “stay in the tray area” windows applications. But lately, my co-workers have been criticizing that approach. … Continue reading

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Q&A: How do I make AlwaysUp run my Batch File as a Windows Service?

  We purchased AlwaysUp to run a batch file that runs a web front end for a database. But when we plug it in it doesn’t work. AlwaysUp tries to run the script but gives up after five tries. The script … Continue reading

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